Sunday, January 8, 2012

I originally bought this Triumph to use as a fun Summer beater car, it was a great runner but needed cosmetics. By the following winter I decided to prepare to have it repainted. The car was so small that one thing let to another and I ended up taking it off the frame. Then I decided I better have the whole thing bead blasted before painting, and I guess I should have the frame blasted too. Hmmm, this interior could use freshening so why don't I take care of that too. You get the idea. By the time I was done this became a nut and bolt restoration, it took about a year of work, done in my spare time. I was very lucky in the fact that the car was incredibly solid, almost 100% rust free. My painter (with 40yrs experience) commented that he had never seen one this solid.

I enjoyed the restoration process but had no interest in driving a car that nice when I was done. Sold to a dealer in NY for 35K.

This was one incredible wagon. 44K original miles and still with plastic seatcovers in the interior. This was also a 9 passenger "Spectator" model with the rear facing 3rd seat. Very hard model to find in any condition, much less a factory black car that was this well preserved. Sold for 35K for an enthusiast in Denmark.

It's very rare to find a 544 restored to this level. This car won best in class at Forest Grove and was pretty spectacular everywhere you looked. Vintage Volvos have been on the move in the past few years and I expect them to keep moving upward. This one sold for 22K to a collector in Kentucky.

About Me

Cascadia Classic is owned and operated by Bob Waldman in Portland, Oregon. Since 2001 I have been dealing in vintage and collectible cars with one guiding rule: I only buy cars that I personally like. My tastes are varied; Pre-War American, Mopars from the Letter Car era, British from the 60s, Mercedes through '89, plus a sprinkling in of Citroen and Volvo for good measure.

My venue is primarily eBay, so my clients end up being almost all from out of state or overseas. Selling cars online requires one to provide the amount of information that buyers need to make informed choices. My background was in commercial photography, so I enjoy the process of photographing the cars, writing the descriptions, and relating the stories that all old cars have to tell.